Learn more about Waste Recycling in St Helier
St Helier spans 3.049 square kilometres and is a significant number of people so work needs to be done to make St Helier more environmentally friendly. On top of that With 56 active businesses all having an impact on the way St Helier’s commercial waste is treated..
Waste recycling after waste clearance is a vital process for the health and condition of our environment. Veolia ES UK to deal with waste more efficiently on behalf of the council they achieve a recycling rate of 44.21%, which is relatively low, other European areas, we should be aiming to get to 60%+. Sending 55.79% of waste to landfill needs improving
To ensure we change the way industries think of waste, waste recycling must improve and needs to be done in a way that is effective and in alignment with certain standards, once we can improve its performance then the industry can evolve. £277,112.98 is a substantial amount for the local authorities in St Helier to spend on public waste management annually, however if divided by 12,572; the population of St Helier then it is only £22 per individual, which considering we need to improve could more money be allocated to public waste processing?
There are two different types of waste and both have two different angles of responsibility once the waste collection has been carried out:
1. Household waste comes from residential properties. Which St Helier produces 2,331 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 44.21%, this means 2,941 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of St Helier’s councils or boroughs to treat it properly.
2. Business waste is classified as any type of waste generated from commercial activity. Which 56 active businesses in St Helier produces 5,216 tonnes of commercial waste and 1,081 tonnes of hazardous waste. It is the responsibility of the business that has produced it to perform proper waste clearance and waste treatment.
Waste recycling after waste clearance is a vital process for the health and condition of our environment. Veolia ES UK to deal with waste more efficiently on behalf of the council they achieve a recycling rate of 44.21%, which is relatively low, other European areas, we should be aiming to get to 60%+. Sending 55.79% of waste to landfill needs improving
To ensure we change the way industries think of waste, waste recycling must improve and needs to be done in a way that is effective and in alignment with certain standards, once we can improve its performance then the industry can evolve. £277,112.98 is a substantial amount for the local authorities in St Helier to spend on public waste management annually, however if divided by 12,572; the population of St Helier then it is only £22 per individual, which considering we need to improve could more money be allocated to public waste processing?
There are two different types of waste and both have two different angles of responsibility once the waste collection has been carried out:
1. Household waste comes from residential properties. Which St Helier produces 2,331 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 44.21%, this means 2,941 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of St Helier’s councils or boroughs to treat it properly.
2. Business waste is classified as any type of waste generated from commercial activity. Which 56 active businesses in St Helier produces 5,216 tonnes of commercial waste and 1,081 tonnes of hazardous waste. It is the responsibility of the business that has produced it to perform proper waste clearance and waste treatment.
